Stone of Tear

A great fortress in Tear, said to have been made with the One Power soon after the Breaking of the World. The eastern gate is the Dragonwall Gate. The Stone of Tear is a single piece of stone covering a square mile from the bank of the River Erinin into the heart of the city. It was built by Aes Sedai at the end of the Breaking. (Glossaries)

TDR,Ch29 - The Heart of the Stone is where Lords of the Land of Tear are raised to High Lords. Four times a year they perform the Rite of the Guarding, claiming that they protect the world from the Dragon by holding Callandor.

KoD,Ch21 � The Stone of Tear covers a square mile or more. It was built at the end of the Breaking. Though is stood for over three thousand years and was never taken, Traveling and Blossoms of Fire now make it obsolete.

KoD,Ch21 � Defenders of the Stone still stand guard in the Heart of the Stone even though Callandor is no longer there.

TGS,Ch42 � Rand returns to Tear and makes the Stone of Tear his new headquarters.